i went to Phoinex AZ this past week for work and here is some of pictures from it. I got ride along with a lube tech. in one of our trucks we built. I was learning what he al does and trying to improve his process. On Tuesday I got to go to an open pit mine.

Tyler wrote:Source of the post This is your dream come true! Did you feel like a boy playing in his sandbox?

yes it was. haha just amazed how big everyothing was. there are over 1000 employees there and this is a small mine since only has 30 haul trucks and 4 shovels. the mine is about 3/4 mile deep and it takes about 3 years to get from top to very bottom when expanding the whole. The haul trucks take 30 mins doing 8mph, from bot to dump area.

Tyler wrote:Source of the post What were they mining? Does a lube truck just drive all around and squirt random equipment or do they call him when they notice something squeaking?

It is a copper mine at Baghdad, about 2 hours from Phoinex area. The lube truck will work on the slow equipment so the shovels & dozer, but if needed would work on other. The lube truck is all about preventive maintenance so all about hours on the equipment for when to do what.